Preliminary Work

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NOTE: Dirt and contamination

Risk of damage to units or components

→ Protect components from dirt and contamination.

→ Clean or replace dirty components.

Completely remove intake-air distributor.
→ 244601 CHECKING INTAKE-AIR DISTRIBUTOR FOR LEAKS - TURBO .
Remove turbocharger.
→ 213019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING TURBOCHARGER .
Only for cylinder bank 1-3: Remove unit carrier (coolant distributor).
→ 195919 REMOVING AND INSTALLING UNIT CARRIER (COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR HOUSING) - TURBO .
Remove cylinder head cover.
→ 158219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CYLINDER HEAD COVER - TURBO .
Remove camshafts.
→ 150520 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CAMSHAFTS (INCLUDES SETTING TIMING) - TURBO .